Games

dpal on January 7th, 2008

Before I post anything else, let me go ahead and preface this by telling all of my family members that are reading this, that all my kids absolutely loved your Christmas gifts! They were big hits, and the kids are truly enjoying them. However, the big hit for the whole family, has been the Wii. [...]

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dpal on December 8th, 2007

I finally got everything put together for my PC around 1 or 2 this morning. I’ve gone ahead and loaded Windows and I’m downloading the 64-bit version of Ubuntu-Linux right now. I have to say that I absolutely LOVE this new computer!. One of the really nice pluses with my PC renewal strategy, is that [...]

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dpal on December 7th, 2007

YAY!!! The last component for my new PC shold now be sitting at home waiting for me to install it. Both of my remaining parts should have been delivered yesterday, but for some reason, my video card got sent to Spartanburg, SC – then, once they noticed the mistake, they had to send it back [...]

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dpal on July 15th, 2007

Recently, I ran into the most wonderfully addicting site. If you are a scrabble fan, a trip to scrabulous.com will make your heart go aflutter. The site includes a java-based client for real-time games, games via email, scrabble solitare, blitz rounds and other variations. The java based client allows for a buddy list, rated games, [...]

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dpal on January 19th, 2007

It’s about the time for me to upgrade my computer… Actually, it will be a full build. My current PC has lasted me since around Nov/Dec of 2002, and it is getting a little long in the tooth. If I were average user, the pc could probably last me another year or two, but I’m [...]

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dpal on September 22nd, 2006

I’ve got Ho-Hum Friday syndrome something bad today. It must be the beautiful weather that we’ve had here all week. Too bad it’s the only weekend I have off for the next 3 weeks. Oh well, you take the bad with the good. Not alot to post about today, but I remembered that I had [...]

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dpal on September 19th, 2006

It has begun again. With the release of Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy, my household has become a chaotic mass of twirling lightsabers and wookie noises. To be honest, I like this game better than the original. LucasArts has added more variety in the mix by including rideable creatures and buildable and rideable [...]

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